Wer kommt hier? Wer ist er,
der in das Reich der Luft und
der Finsternis kommt?
Er, der in dem Name
Gottes spricht und geht.
His ears ring, his fingers twitch
to the stamp and clash and sting of war.
He finds shade in a dry place and eats
his fill of stony honey and cloud-dropped bread.
Yahweh has set on his mouth
a seal, and on his back a sign.
He makes his feet strong and
his teeth like bronze to grind and tear.
Wer ist er?
Er ist Israel, der
mit Gott kämpft.
Und er geht um
die Welt.
